FAIRMONT – The Minnesota Youth Livestock Expo (MYLE), the second largest youth livestock show in Minnesota behind the State Fair, opened Thursday at the Martin County Fairgrounds in Fairmont with sheep competitions. The show, now in its seventh year, started in 2020 when the COVID pandemic ...
SLEEPY EYE — Joe Hoffmann got up to make some coffee at about 6:30 a.m. Friday and got a big surprise when he looked out the window. “It was pretty surprising to see a black bear walking through the yard,” said Hoffmann who farms about a mile west of the Sleepy Eye Lake Trail. “The ...
NEW ULM – Thursday was a great day for garden enthusiasts with the return of the Brown County Master Gardeners’ Gardenfest Tour. Five New Ulm area gardens were open for the public to tour Thursday. Each of the gardens were selected by Brown County Master Gardeners to show off what can be ...
NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved adoption of the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update Tuesday. The land use plan update, the first since 1991, was created after the county board approved hiring Bolton & Menk, Inc. to complete the update project that began in May 2025. Public review and input included 438 written comments and 185 verbal comments. An online map-based survey received 212 public responses. Bolton & Menk Senior Planner Mojra Hauenstein said the plan received lots of public feedback since the county hired them to do the project in May ...
NEW ULM – On Wednesday the New Ulm Human Rights Commission (HRC) gave its annual Human Rights Award to three recipients; Ali Gibbs, Betty Uehling and The Grand Center for Arts & Culture. Recipients of the Human Rights Award may be individuals or groups. Since last year, the HRC selected one ...
Oak Hills held its annual Ice Cream Social Wednesday, with a large crowd filling the grounds outside the living facility. The event built anticipation for the arrival of a new bus for residents, which was delivered to the facility Thursday morning. The summer fundraiser featured live music ...
